Florida SBDC at UCF – Sumter County

The Florida SBDC at the University of Central Florida (FSBDC at UCF), in partnership with the Sumter County Office of Economic Development, has established a sub-center in Sumter County to help local businesses grow and succeed. The center is housed in The Villages Sumter County Service Center, on the first floor in Suite 140, located at 7375 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785. The direct phone number for The Florida SBDC Sumter Center is 352-689-4449.

The Area Manager for this Center is Miguel Nieves. He is passionately devoted to engaging with Sumter County’s small business owners to provide actionable one-on-one consulting, seminars and workshops, and various informational resources, all with the goal to maximize your small business growth, competitiveness, and sustained long-term business value and profitability. Miguel leads the Sumter County Center for FSBDC at UCF after an accomplished career in areas of performance improvement, strategic planning, business management, finance and accounting, and change management.

Florida SBDC Network

The FSBDC at UCF is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide partnership program nationally accredited by the Association of America’s SBDCs and funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida and other private and public partners, with the University of West Florida serving as the network’s lead host institution. Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.